NOIR CITY 23 -evening - January 25, 2026 - Sunday

6:00 pm

Kansas City

1996, Ciby 2000 [mk2 FILMS/France]. 116 min. Dir. Robert Altman

Jennifer Jason Leigh plays a Jean Harlow-obsessed housewife who abducts the spouse of a local politician before the 1934 Democratic primary election. She goes on a wild ride, and so will you courtesy of Altman’s spirited recreations of the 1930s jazz scene. Featuring Harry Belafonte as “Seldom Seen.”

8:20 pm

Round Midnight

1986, Warner Bros. [Park Circus]. 133 min. Dir. Bertrand Tavernier

A troubled saxophonist (Dexter Gordon) cleans up his act in 1950s Paris, but finds temptation lurking on every street corner when he returns to reestablish his life in New York. Co-starring Herbie Hancock who won the 1987 Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score for Round Midnight.

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